Month: November 2015

Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Education Legislation Bill 2015 introduced today will amend eight statutes to improve administrative and governance arrangements for educational entities and funding organisations across the education sector. Ms Parata says the Bill includes several improvements already signalled by the Government, as well as aligning the law with modern language and practices. Such changes include allowing schools to change their opening hours with the agreement of their community. …

Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata has announced that Turakina Māori Girls’ College will close on 27 January 2016. The decision follows a second round of consultation about the state-integrated Presbyterian Māori girls’ boarding school during which two submissions were received. …

Education Minister Hekia Parata has made an interim decision to close Redcliffs School in Christchurch because of ongoing concern about the unstable cliff behind the school. “I know this isn’t the decision some had hoped for,” says Ms Parata. “However, I have considered the submissions, including expert advice, and I remain concerned about the potential for future disruption to education provision if the school returns to the Main Road site. …

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse have announced a new student visa designed to make New Zealand more competitive for retaining and attracting top international students. The Pathway Student Visa will allow international students to undertake a pathway of up to three consecutive programmes of study with selected education providers. A pathway can be offered by a single education provider or in partnership with other selected education providers. They will be valid for a maximum of five years. …

Marlborough Boys’ and Girls’ Colleges are to be co-located on a new site in a development costing up to $63 million that will equip them with state-of-the-art buildings and technology, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. “Co-locating the two schools on one site will enable them to share specialist facilities and strengthen the opportunities for collaboration between two key members of Blenheim’s newly-formed Community of Learning,” says Ms Parata. …

Education Minister Hekia Parata today congratulated Blenheim’s 18 primary schools, one intermediate and two high schools on becoming the first Community of Learning to agree on the achievement challenges that will drive collaboration between the schools. “Blenheim has been the first region in the country to step up to the collaboration challenge and I want to acknowledge its leadership and the enthusiasm that this reflects,” says Ms Parata. …

A brand new Trades Academy will open in Southland next year, meaning secondary school students in every region of the country will now have the opportunity to gain practical skills while studying towards NCEA credits and tertiary qualifications, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. …

Educators NZ
A new report highlights New Zealand’s ongoing commitment to educationand significant investment into tertiary education. According to the new OECD report titled Education At a Glance 2015, New Zealand invests a larger portion of its public spending in …

Educators NZ
The Ministry of Education is funding a new centre for education in an effort to encourage leadership and growth in the sector. The Centre forEducation Leadership Excellence was announced by Education Minister Hekia Parata and will be established by …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
While National is busy trumpeting less back office public servants, it has glossed over the fact there are fewer frontline staff in special education and teacher numbers are falling, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “There are now 41 …

New Zealand Herald
The small community boasts one of the Bay’s most active Kohanga Reo, and Mr Barber said the Arataki kura offers parents an accessible educational pathway for their children. “In the past people have had to move into town so their kids could go to a …

3News NZ
Universities will be able to sponsor charter schools under proposed law changes and the ACT Party says the move will deliver “huge opportunities” for teaching and learning. It’s an important change to the rules aroundcharter schools and it’s part of a …Government Steps Up Attack on Education Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Likewise, allowing tertiary institutions to sponsor charter schools is an unnecessary extension of the model, and enabling the State Services Commissioner to approve changes to terms and conditions of employment raises a raft of questions and concerns.

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Government today released the Education Legislation Bill, which makes several changes including creating new types of charter schools and paving the way for principals to take over the management of other schools in what appears to be a new …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
First, the funding for the charter schools was adjusted to remove two components produced by the funding model: “Property & Insurance” and “Centrally Funded Services”. The Ministry propaganda argued that these costs were paid for by the Ministry for …

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“Sexuality education”, as it is called, sits in the New Zealand Curriculum under the Health and Physical Education strand. Every two years, school boards must consult with their communities about the content of their programme and classes are then …

This time of year marks the culmination of months of hard work. Tens of thousands of our kids have been working all year to give National Certificates of Education Achievement, or NCEA, their best shot. They want to succeed, and…

A secondary school for Maori girls will be closed after 110 years because of concerns about its debt and governance.Education Minister Hekia Parata confirmed this morning that Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton, 40km north-west…

Education leaders have hit out at a dearth of home-grown physics and maths teaching graduates – revealing some schools would be in serious strife if it weren’t for overseas recruitment.This year just eight physics teachers graduated…

Digital badging is an emerging education trend that offers a fluid, informal and flexible way for people to learn in different contexts and be recognised for the knowledge and skills they’ve acquired. As the name suggests, it is a…

More than $11 billion is owed to the student loans scheme – and an expert is warning the debt is having huge consequences.Student loan debt grew by more than $3 billion in the past five years to $11,688,600,000 as of June 30, according…

Things were looking up for Intueri Education Group shareholders at the start of this month.On November 6 this column noted a 40 per cent gain in the stock since October 22, to $1.51, partly propelled the private training provider…

Universities have today thanked government for listening to recommendations and introducing a new student visa to make New Zealand more competitive for retaining and attracting top international students. The Pathway Student Visa will give international …

One of the many unfortunate consequences of Auckland’s grossly over-priced housing is the barrier it presents to people moving to the city. New Zealanders in other parts of the country have to lower their sights considerably to…

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In Blenheim, 21 primary, intermediate and secondary schools are the first CoL to get off the ground and their shared school results have revealed despite National Standards being implemented in 2010, there was still inconsistencies with it. Because of …

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Parsons was a “firm advocate” of national standards, and was proud of New Zealand’s education system. “It’s one of the best in the world,” he said. Parsons had worked in the education system for 24 years, and before that he spent 23 years in the military.

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Stewart said Marlborough Girls’ College was going to get some moveable classrooms to replace its leaky library, and those could possibly be used in the new development. Marlborough Boys’ College principal Wayne Hegarty said he understood the $63m …

Auckland stuff.co.nz
The long term intervention will be guided by navigators who will follow each year level of school students through primary, secondary and tertiaryeducation providing academic oversight, advocacy and support. The navigator will form a relationship …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
TEU national president Sandra Grey says these figures reveal growing inequality in tertiary education. “Our members have been campaigning to make sure the people who earn the least get the biggest percentage pay rise. We are working hard for a Living …

University World News
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An Auckland high school is skipping NCEA Level 1 to reduce assessment stress for its students, giving the teenagers an extra year before facing exams.Hobsonville Point Secondary School says the first year of the NCEA qualification…

NZCity
“Maori graduates are critical for Maori futures and the future of New Zealand,” lead author Dr Reremoana Theodore says. “We know that highereducation is associated with benefits to the individual graduate, such as employment and better health, and to …

Wanganui Chronicle
Education reporter Liz Wylie spends an uplifting day at soon-to-be closed Turakina Maori Girls’ College. Take a drive down Hendersons Line in Marton during the next week and you may get to hear some splendid singing coming from Turakina Maori Girls …

Māori Television
A South Auckland Māori medium school has impressed some of the world’s most powerful education leaders with their cultural learning systems. Global Education Leaders’ Partnership is committed to transforming learning systems but indigenous education …

Wairarapa Times-Age
Mrs Feringa said trustees believed Mr Green’s extensive curriculum, cultural, and pastoral experience “as well as his unwavering commitment to quality education, means he is the right fit for Makoura College”. James Cook High School is a large decile 1 …

Educators NZ
New Zealand was one of the countries represented at the recent Bett Asia Leadership Summit 2015 in Singapore, which focused specifically on the current education technology landscape. The summit, held this November 17-18, saw a number of Ministers .

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata has announced that Turakina MāoriGirls’ College will close on 27 January 2016. The decision follows a second round of consultation about the state-integrated Presbyterian Māori girls’ boarding school during which …

Otago Daily Times
The NCEA assessment system is underpinned by a rigorous and well-embedded system of quality assurance, writes the Ministry of Education’sLisa Rodgers, responding to criticism of the NCEA by columnist Peter Lyons published yesterday. This time of year …

waateanews.com
Maori university students are three times more likely to be studying humanities or education subjects than they are commerce or science. That’s one of the results coming out of the Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand being done by Otago University.

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata have welcomed a new report showing that New Zealand invests a larger portion of its public spending in education than all but a handful of other OECD countries. Education At a Glance 2015, which was released overnight, shows that New Zealand ranks in the top two OECD countries for expenditure on both school and tertiary education as a percentage of total public expenditure. ..

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced nearly $1 million of new funding to 25 additional projects around the country to engage more young Kiwis with science and technology under the Unlocking Curious Minds contestable fund pilot.

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Pakuranga College will be playing host to education leaders from the UK, Australia, South Africa and the United States today. New Zealand is hosting the 12th Global Education Leaders

In three weeks the pair will say farewell to their schools, their classrooms and their students. Rachael Macrae has been teaching for 41 years. For the past 17 years she has been in the same classroom at West End School in Palmerston North.

Me Noho Takatū meaning ‘Be Prepared’ was developed by a Hawke’s Bay collaborative working group providing bilingual resources for Hawke’s Bay Kōhanga Reo and Early Childhood Education kaiako/teachers, whānau and children, to support their …

More are Maori, they’re earning a good wage and the top sector they work in is health and community services. Just over 16,000 people participated in this year’s Every Kiwi Counts Survey 2015, by New Zealand.

Nine Northland schools remain under Ministry of Education intervention despite the return of Northland College to self-governance. The Kaikohe … Other Northland schools that returned to self-governance this year are Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whangaroa …

Over a fifth of PhD graduates are Māori scholars with two PhDs written in te reo Māori. A total of 11 out of 52 PhDs being conferred are by Māori, covering a range of topics such a s science, horticulture, nutrition, the environment, health, education …

I was at my sister’s house for dinner the other night. My nephew is sitting level 1 NCEA. He nonchalantly stated that he had almost missed an exam last week because he thought it was in the afternoon when it was actually in the morning….

Dr. Yong Zhao, an internationally acclaimed scholar, author, and speaker, says the best lessons from Asian education systems in places like Shanghai, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore, do not relate to what helped them achieve their high flying status, but to what they are turning to. He’s been presenting his latest research “lessons that matter: What should we learn from Asia’s school systems,” at the Global Education Leadership Partnership (GELP) event which is being hosted by New Zealand for the first time ever.

Schools students are getting up close and personal with creepy crawlies to track them and record their numbers. Insects are part of a biodiverstity project at Hobsonville Pt. Students from both the secondary and primary school have been monitoring some.

Thousands of Indian students are coming to New Zealand to find work, Winston Peters says. “Their goal is not to study,” the NZ First leader said today. “Low-skilled jobs are being taken over by foreign students desperate to earn to pay off debt.

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Working with Māori children with special education needs: He mahi whakahirahira (NZCER Press) won the award for Best Resource in Higher Education. The book explores physical disability, intellectual disability, vision and hearing impairment, autism …

We worked with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to design the survey, and commissioned them to independently review and analyse the results. A big thank you to the 350 respondents – life as a …

Education experts and policy makers from 12 countries are about to gather in Auckland for a three day summit devoted to meeting the needs of students in a rapidly changing world, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. Ngā Kāwai Hono – Where the web of relationships and virtual connections meet is being jointly hosted by the Government and Global Education Leaders’ Partnership (GELP). It will be the 12th summit organised by the partnership established in 2009 to bring together key education thinkers. …

Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced that around $6 million will be invested to redevelop Te Wharekura o Maniapoto, near Te Kuiti, Waikato. “This redevelopment will see the wharekura’s existing buildings replaced with a brand new two-storey building that will provide students with a fresh, bright learning environment,” says Ms Kaye. “A new multipurpose space, containing specialist learning spaces and a covered, all-weather outdoor playing area will also be built.” …

Nearly half of recent Māori university graduates are the first in their immediate family to attend university, one third are parents and the majority (70%) are female, new research from the National Centre for Lifecourse Research shows.

3News NZ
Maori are under-represented at New Zealand universities and more support services are needed, a study says. The Otago University study found nearly half of recent Maori graduates are the first in their immediate family to attend university, one third …

Senior education officials say the teacher drain from Auckland is reaching crisis point – leading to calls for an “Auckland allowance”.The Auckland Primary Principals’ Association (APPA) has released to the Herald on Sunday findings…

TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
Technology is key to the revitalisation of indigenous language and culture according to Kiwa Digital, winners of the Digital and Information Communication Technology Award at last night’s Nga Tohu Maori awards. … Recent projects include the bilingual …

Overly ambitious parents may harm their children’s academic performance, a study suggests.A child put under too much pressure to succeed can feel anxious, under-confident and frustrated, meaning they are less likely to do well in…

A move by one of the country’s most exclusive private schools to take girls at a younger age has seen an exodus of 50 students from two of its competitors.King’s College will welcome female students at Year 11 from next year, causing…

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Bayswater School, Belmont Primary, Belmont Intermediate, Devonport Primary, Stanley Bay, Takapuna Grammar School and Vauxhall School have formed the Devonport Community of Learning. Communities of learning are groups of schools working …

Hawke’s Bay Today
The school will move to the Arataki area from its current Albert St, Hastings address. The new building will allow the school to provide a kohanga reo, a primary school, intermediate, a high school, whare wananga (tertiary) and a taikura (education for …

Academic staff at AUT have ended a strike that caused a delay in the release of students’ final grades. Tertiary Education Union members at the university went on strike last Friday after rejecting a pay increase offer from AUT….

Stuff.co.nz
The organisation worked with schools and governments to deliver educational services and support within the United Kingdom and Middle East. Cognition Education said this the experience would be very valuable because it has plans to expand its range of …

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This week it was confirmed Waitara High School, Taranaki, asked to go under limited statutory management to help with the running of theschool. Ministry of Education head of sector enablement and support Katrina Casey said it was not unusual for …

Immigration officials are warning New Zealand’s reputation as a destination for international students is at risk because of widespread evidence that Indian students are taking on debts for study here that lead to their exploitation…

Stuff.co.nz
SUPPLIED. Artist impression of the new school block that will keep the old facade, but expand the classroom size from nine to 28. That would add 31 classrooms and increase the school’s capacity to 1250 students. Board chairwoman Amanda Malu said the …

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Recently the kids were captivated when a bird flew into the classroom. Bawden created a unit on native birds and perspective from a bird’s eye view. Wijay Rakete, 6, says art is his favourite and he really likes making the totem poles in class “because …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Two “Communities of Learning” involving over 5000 students in seventeen schools have been established in the Hutt Valley. Communities of Learning are funded through the Government’s $359 million Investing in Educational Success initiative. They are …

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has announced changes to the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund which will see more workers be able to access training. “After feedback from employers and staff, I have decided to relax some of the criteria so the fund will be more accessible and an even better fit for businesses,” Mr Joyce says. …

Wellington East Girls’ College’s historic main block is to be completely rebuilt as part of a $39 million redevelopment, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. “This is an exciting development,” says Ms Parata. “Once the work is complete almost half the school’s teaching space will have been upgraded and transformed into flexible, open and light spaces that can be changed to meet learning and teaching needs.” …

Raising the potential for digital technology to transform learning in New Zealand schools Introduction – the Government’s vision for the future of digital education New Zealand’s education system has long provided the foundation for the social and economic success of our country. We know that differences in education and skills between countries explain the difference in rates of economic growth more than any other single factor. …

New Zealand Herald
Rotorua and Taupo Maori and Pasifika youth finding it hard to stay at school to get worthy qualifications are being offered a new opportunity. Count Me In is a project set up by the Ministry of Education to help Maoriand Pasifika people aged 16 to 18 …

It’s that time of year again. Employers are on the lookout for bright young talent, and new graduates need to stand out among a sea of contemporaries looking for work. Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) runs programmes that benefit…

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About 250 Methodist Church ministers and lay people voted at its national conference in Blenheim on Tuesday to ask the Ministry of Education to have all religions, like Hinduism, Muslim, Buddhism, Sikh, and Judaism, taught in schools. It follows …

Stuff.co.nz
A decision on the future of Marlborough’s colleges might be announced next week, when Education Minister Hekia Parata visits a combined Marlborough Boys’ and Marlborough Girls’ assembly. Marlborough Boys’ College principal Wayne Hegarty said he …

Stuff.co.nz
In the last five years he has been working as a professional development facilitator at Waikato University, which he has enjoyed as it has taken him back into secondary school classrooms. Now appointed to Kaikoura High School he is looking to make an …

Stuff.co.nz
… school and looked for an outside option. They found out about SPELDNZ, which didn’t just offer extracurricular teaching but helped figure out ways around my learning difficulties. … Along with the new educational demands the stigma of being the …

Forget about kids saying the darnedest things, it seems some parents have a tendency to spout amusing, shocking comments too.In response to a Reddit user’s question asking for the most outrageous things parents have ever said to…

The head of one of the country’s most prestigious private schools has tendered a shock resignation after only a year in the job.King’s College headmaster Mike Leach will leave the school early next year to go into private consultancy.The…

Scholarships are a great way of keeping costs down and gaining academic profile.Jade Leung left Auckland University with zero debt. That’s thanks mostly to the large number of scholarships the engineering student applied for and…

EducationHQ New Zealand
To be eligible for the 2016 Awards, entries must be focused on improving outcomes for children and young people – in early childhood education, primary school, or secondary school, in English, Māori, or Pasifika-medium; be from a licensed or …

Auckland stuff.co.nz
An esteemed professor is spearheading the idea to set up a tertiaryeducation centre in Kaikohe after noticing problems around the town. Dr Peter Harwood says opportunities in Kaikohe appear to be limited. “There are challenges such as a young …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“A recent PISA survey found New Zealand stood out as having one of the strongest links between skipping school and maths achievement. “National also promised to crack down on truants by prosecuting more parents. Yet fewer parents have been …

Educators NZ
Promethan, the education technology solutions provider, has launched a new product to encourage collaboration between teachers and students within a modern classroom setting. ClassFlow Connect is a wireless system that enables users to connect, …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“This means local kids in Palmerston North will benefit from shared teaching practices and expertise, with teachers working alongside each other on goals to help improve educational outcomes in the classroom,” Naylor said. “I’m proud our schools …

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Collins said it was a huge achievement for her students to participate in something like this and she wanted nothing more than for them to be exposed to as many opportunities as main stream students were. Kea Streetstudent, and kapa haka leader …

Another 444 schools have formed themselves into Communities of Learning, taking to 793 the number that have agreed to work systematically together to raise student achievement, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. “This is a terrific development because it means that one year into the four-year roll out of the programme about a third of our students are in line to benefit from their schools sharing expertise and resources.” …

Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce has today joined representatives from the University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) to witness the signings of their new strategic partnerships with selected Viet Nam institutions. …

Auckland stuff.co.nz
“We, as an association, are concerned that the focus of the minister and the ministry appear to be on regulatory change rather than addressing the urgent issue of new classrooms for the increasing number of school aged children in Waitakere …

New Zealand Herald
One of New Zealand’s most famous Maori tribes, Tuhoe, is negotiating to take over social services for its people in an ambitious bid to end welfare “dependency”. The iwi wants to take over welfare payments, schools, healthcare and housing within its …

A 7-year-old Wanaka boy who is unwanted by the schools in his area is one of dozens of similar cases around the country, says the MP who initiated an inquiry into kids with learning difficulties.The child, who was recently diagnosed…

Auckland stuff.co.nz
“We, as an association, are concerned that the focus of the minister and the ministry appear to be on regulatory change rather than addressing the urgent issue of new classrooms for the increasing number of school aged children in Waitakere …

Auckland stuff.co.nz
A committee represented by the three schools on the island – Waiheke HighSchool, Te Huruhi and Waiheke Primary – has been formed with the objective of offering an extension programme called, “One Day a Week” to gifted students. “We hope to open by no …

Stuff.co.nz
Trustees association president Lorraine Kerr said on Tuesday she agreedschools should have responsibility for pupils from 30 minutes before schooluntil 15 minutes after school. But in reality many teachers would keep an eye on pupils outside of those …

Stuff.co.nz
Rototuna Junior High School has 600 enrolments, still under construction … More than two months out from Hamilton’s newest school opening, 600-plus online enrolments have been completed. Rototuna Junior … Most schools start a lot smaller than that.”.

Media Release: New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations The national student union is encouraging students who may have been shortchanged by the way the Government implemented the Social Security Act to file today to claim back any money owed before …

A tax bill introduced to Parliament today will allow information on student loan borrowers living in Australia to be shared between Inland Revenue and the Australian Taxation Office, ensuring defaulters pay their outstanding loan balances. …

If you’ve got a son or daughter who’s creative and likes playing with the latest technology, you’re lucky, says Dr Suzette Major, campus manager of SAE Creative Media Institute, “because in the 21st century that’s an area where they’re…

Stuff.co.nz
Teachers are leaving Auckland in search of a cheaper lifestyle. Skyrocketing property prices and steep living costs could soon lead to a shortage of experienced teachers in the city’s primary schools. The latest Auckland Primary Principals’ Association …

3News NZ
Young Vietnamese people are heading offshore to study in greater numbers than ever before and New Zealand universities are keen to edge their way even further into that market. There are around 2000 Vietnamese studentsin New Zealand at the moment …

Stuff.co.nz
A Wanaka family is struggling to find a school for their son owing to his bad behaviour. The 7-year-old boy was excluded from Wanaka Primary Schooland all other schools in the area refused to take him, the Otago Daily Times reported. The boy’s parents …

Stuff.co.nz
It hopes to set up a secondary school in Hamilton, trust chair Cath Rau said. “Our point of difference is that we’re offering a late immersion programme,” she said. “It might appeal to students, for example, who are in English medium who later on …

Around the country this month, as final NCEA Year 13 exams take place, parents are asking where the years have gone and wondering how that adorable excited five-year-old, setting off to school for the first time, has managed to become…

A Wanaka family are at a loss as to what to do after their 7-year-old son was excluded from Wanaka Primary School and all other schools in the area refused to enrol him.The family, who have asked not to be named, said yesterday…

Stuff.co.nz
Whilst the Ministry can itself trigger an intervention at a school, schools are also able to request the use of an intervention to resolve a problem. On the Ministry’s website it states “in a number of cases, boards have requested statutory support to …

I have no research to back this up, but I’m pretty sure summer is the most loved season by everyone – especially students. I say students in particular because we have more than just a two-week Christmas holiday to look forward to….

Stuff.co.nz
“It’s not the children who have a disability, it’s the the education system which has the disability,” teacher Sarah Sharpe told the select committee. We want to hear your stories from school. Did you struggle your way through your school days without …

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Young mothers in the New Zealand workforce 1994–2014 shows that while 82 percent of 15–19-year-old women without dependent children were ineducation, just 29 percent of mothers the same age were. Most teenage mothers in this group were aged …

Stuff.co.nz
The traditional classroom is being replaced by an interactive space where no two days are the same. … As more classrooms are built to accommodate roll growth, the Innovative Learning Environment is becoming a common theme in Auckland schools.

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Within this community of engaged adults children are supported to play, use their imaginations and extend their learning in a way that follows their interests and meets their needs. The Playcentre model builds reciprocal … “If the government wishes …

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In a public post on the university’s Facebook page, Jazmin Cullen condemned the staff’s actions on behalf of the AUT student body. “Students do not deserve to be punished because of a disagreement with your employer,” she said. “We have chosen to go to …

Radio New Zealand
In 2014, the Western Institute of Technology had to withdraw the qualifications of 400 Maori performing arts students and enrolments have since declined. The Tertiary Education Commission has indicated 2016 funding for the polytech will be based on its …

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